Information and Critical Thinking for Your Health
(Snippets from the frontline) Who’s under the sheets? Sometimes medical care can be impersonal. My first surgical rotation included morning rounds where hospital admissions were identified by “the patient closest … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) The seven year itch Both lost their spouse in their early 80s. They found each other at church seven years ago as a bothersome itch kept … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) A message to my colleagues Your patients are suffering. Healthcare is in shambles, and the consequence is not just physical weakening of bodies, but the degradation … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Wiping out sepsis Sepsis is a potentially fatal blood infection leading to hospitalization, and costing millions of dollars a year. Commonly, patients are older women that … Continue Reading →
(Snippets from the frontline) Cocaine in your soda In the late 1900s, soda pop contained cocaine and caffeine as acceptable ingredients. Not until a sensible President, Theodore Roosevelt, was it … Continue Reading →